Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Francis Galton, 06 January 1899
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/5/2
Scope and Contents
Galton suggests that Ewart contact Dr Walter Heape for research into insemination and fertilisation. He suggests how beneficial it would be for the Duke of Portland to keep records (including photographs) of his adult pedigree stock. He enquires when Ewart will next be publishing anything concerning hybrid zebras.
Dates
- 06 January 1899
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Extent
1 leaf
Physical Location
CLX-A-1135
- Animal Pedigrees
- Cavendish-Bentinck, William John Arthur Charles James, 6th Duke of Portland, 1857-1943 ( landowner, courtier and politician)
- Fertilisation
- Galton, Sir Francis, 1822-1911 (scientist, explorer and anthropologist)
- Heape, Walter, 1855-1929 (embryologist and professor)
- Hybrids
- Photographs
- Publications
- Zebras
Repository Details
Part of the Edinburgh University Library Special Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
special.collections.library@ed.ac.uk